funua

Swahili

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “A converse of -funika or a related word?”)

Pronunciation

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Verb

-funua (infinitive kufunua)

1. to discover, uncover

Conjugation

Conjugation of -funua
Positive present -nafunua Subjunctive -funue Negative -funui Imperative singular funua
Infinitives
Positive kufunua Negative kutofunua
Imperatives
Singular funua Plural funueni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufunua Positive past positive subject concord + -lifunua Negative past negative subject concord + -kufunua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafunua) Singular Plural 1st person ninafunua/nafunua tunafunua 2nd person unafunua mnafunua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafunua wanafunua other classes positive subject concord + -nafunua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -funui) Singular Plural 1st person sifunui hatufunui 2nd person hufunui hamfunui 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafunui hawafunui other classes negative subject concord + -funui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafunua Negative future negative subject concord + -tafunua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -funue) Singular Plural 1st person nifunue tufunue 2nd person ufunue mfunue 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afunue wafunue other classes positive subject concord + -funue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifunue Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefunua Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefunua Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifunua Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifunua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afunua) Singular Plural 1st person nafunua twafunua 2nd person wafunua mwafunua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afunua wafunua m-mi(III/IV) wafunua yafunua ji-ma(V/VI) lafunua yafunua ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafunua vyafunua n(IX/X) yafunua zafunua u(XI) wafunua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafunua pa(XVI) pafunua mu(XVIII) mwafunua
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefunua "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafunua "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafunua "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifunua "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofunua Consecutive kafunua / positive subject concord + -kafunua Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafunue
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifunua -tufunua 2nd person -kufunua -wafunua/-kufunueni/-wafunueni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfunua -wafunua m-mi(III/IV) -ufunua -ifunua ji-ma(V/VI) -lifunua -yafunua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifunua -vifunua n(IX/X) -ifunua -zifunua u(XI) -ufunua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufunua pa(XVI) -pafunua mu(XVIII) -mufunua Reflexive -jifunua
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -funua- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -funuaye -funuao m-mi(III/IV) -funuao -funuayo ji-ma(V/VI) -funualo -funuayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -funuacho -funuavyo n(IX/X) -funuayo -funuazo u(XI) -funuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -funuako pa(XVI) -funuapo mu(XVIII) -funuamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -funua) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefunua -ofunua m-mi(III/IV) -ofunua -yofunua ji-ma(V/VI) -lofunua -yofunua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofunua -vyofunua n(IX/X) -yofunua -zofunua u(XI) -ofunua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofunua pa(XVI) -pofunua mu(XVIII) -mofunua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • ufunuo (“revelation”)